Tagged Questions

1
vote
3answers
115 views

A “failed to fetch” error occurs when apt-get update is run. How do I fix this?

Contrary to the note above, I haven't found the answer to my problem. I have read almost a dozen apt-get update questions, most from askubuntu.com, with "failed to fetch" errors and tried the ...
0
votes
1answer
32 views

I am receiving a message saying I have duplicate sources but I can't find a duplicate, please help [duplicate]

I have read through previous threads regarding the same problem but I still cant seem to find the duplicate, I am new to ubuntu so please forgive me if I am being stupid. When I run sudo apt-get ...
5
votes
1answer
87 views

How bad are duplicate entries in sources.list?

What is sources.list? Is it like 'registry?' How important is it it to keep it 'clean?' When I did sudo apt-get update the last lines to display were these: W: Duplicate sources.list entry ...
0
votes
0answers
22 views

Installing Opera from deb froze software center, synaptic package manager, and update manager [duplicate]

I downloaded the opera Debian installer and it froze the software center. It is blank and has little circles that make a circle in the middle. The little circles aren't moving. I tried synaptic and ...
0
votes
1answer
61 views

Which repository are free software on 12.04

I know restricted and multiverse are not free software, but what about source code and independent? EDIT : I'm referring to free as in freedom.
1
vote
0answers
55 views

Need help fixing “E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/htp could not be found.”

I've tried and tried, but can't seem to find anything that works. I also see that I have no sources.list, help with both would be nice and probably necessary
1
vote
1answer
109 views

How do I fix “E:Type 'b-src' is not known on line 'X' in source list” error?

This is the error I'm getting from using sudo apt-get update E:Type 'b-src' is not known on line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list How can I fix this?
2
votes
0answers
230 views

Will Adobe Reader 9.5.3 be offered in partner repository?

Will there be an Ubuntu package in the Canonical Partner repository for the security update Adobe Reader 9.5.3? ...
-1
votes
2answers
241 views

Change software sources from the command line

When I want to change the mirror I am using for updates, I can open the Software Centre, and go to Edit->Software Sources, and from there select another server. This then goes through my ...
0
votes
2answers
843 views

Error when enter a command - Permission denied, are you root?

I get this error whenever I try to install programs using the terminal: home@ubuntu:~$ apt-get install myunity E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable ...
0
votes
2answers
211 views

Problem with the “sudo apt-get update” command

I'm a beginner when it comes to the Linux environment. I recently tried to install some extensions in Linux. I've entered some commands like: sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool and then when I ...
1
vote
0answers
18 views

Stop Ubuntu from upgrading with specific updates [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to prevent Thunderbird from updating automatically? I have PPA installed on my Ubuntu 12.04 system and it keeps prompting me with an update for a certain ...
4
votes
2answers
7k views

Solving the Ubuntu 12.04 Update Error: (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

Problem Description: Each time i try to download the updates for my operating system (Ubuntu 12.04) i get the following list of error messages: W:Failed to fetch ...
0
votes
0answers
51 views

Error 404 in Ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA? How is fix this problem? W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/[distro]/partner/source/Sources 404 Not Found ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views

Error while checking for upgrades [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10, getting “W:Failed to fetch gzip…” I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32-Bit on my VAIO VPCEA23EN Laptop. When I did a check for ...
1
vote
0answers
28 views

Ubuntu Software Centre not opening [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? While trying to install Ubuntu restricted extras package from the ubuntu ...
0
votes
0answers
934 views

How to resolve fetch error while update packages on ubuntu server [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: apt-get update fails to fetch files, “Temporary failure resolving …” error This is same problem which questioned many time on askubuntu, but still there are no perfect ...
0
votes
1answer
66 views

Why are the latest releases of programs not in the Software Centre? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software? The way I understand the Ubuntu project from a corporate point of view is that companies can ...
0
votes
0answers
170 views

Can't Install software and update in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update? Whenever I opened software center and update manager,I got this error message. ...
0
votes
1answer
84 views

404 can not update natty multiverse

It first happend about a week ago that I received this error message the first time. It shows up daily. W:Failed to fetch ...
1
vote
2answers
1k views

Why do I need to run sudo apt-get update [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why run sudo apt-get update before installing a package? If I wanted to install some software like below. Why do I need to run the sudo apt-get update before ...
0
votes
6answers
6k views

apt-get keeps saying to check Internet, while I have a good connection

I need to check if I have updates for Ubuntu. I think it is 12.04 As you can see this is what it says: Failed to download repository information Check your Internet connection. Details: W:Failed ...
2
votes
3answers
1k views

having problems with update manager

I'm trying to update my Ubuntu system, but cannot do anything with the Update Manager. It loads up 3/4 of the way and then says: Could not initialize the package information An unresolvable problem ...
1
vote
0answers
76 views

Why does Update Manager fail with “`ain' not known on line 1” in sources.list? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix this “E:Type '*' is not known on line * in source list …” update error? Could not initialise the package information An ...
2
votes
4answers
5k views

How to fix “-5 No address associated with hostname error” while updating?

I am getting this error frequently while updating Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. How can I fix it? Log is: Ign http://archive.scrapy.org precise/main Translation-en Fetched 6,620 kB in 1min 21s (81.2 kB/s) W: ...
5
votes
3answers
40k views

Apt-Get Update: failure to fetch; can't connect to any sources

I realize there are dozens of "apt-get update: failure to fetch" questions (I read through all I could find), but my present circumstance is unique to 12.04 and it affects all sources; not just ...
0
votes
0answers
35 views

Why does my Ubuntu 12.04 install not pull this security update? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Update Manager Not working Fail to Download Repository Information I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 about a week ago and it is not letting me receive security updates. It ...
0
votes
0answers
1k views

Can't update ubuntu 12.04: Could not initialize the package information [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update I'm running ubuntu 12.04. When I open the update-manager I get the following error: When I run ...
8
votes
2answers
2k views

Why are my apt-get update fetches so large? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: the size of apt-get update lists is too big After clean installing 12.04 (Release Candidate), and accepting all updates and upgrades till today, I find that sudo apt-get ...
0
votes
1answer
44 views

“Tick” does not show on “software source”

I'm having update issues with 11.04. Read one possible solution about selecting "software sources" in the repository. The thing is i can not select it, (tick it) just shows a line "-". Why is this? ...
2
votes
2answers
3k views

Errors running apt-get update after upgrading to 11.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the easiest way to resolve apt-get BADSIG GPG errors? I recently updated my Chromebook that was running Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 and since updating, whenever I run ...
18
votes
3answers
2k views

What is the “proposed” repository?

What exactly does this repository contain and why should a user either stay away from it, or add the repository?